Instrumental rock innovators Polyphia have released their fifth full-length, Be Not Afraid, via Rise Records, along with a video for the standout track "Let There Be Light," directed by Caleb Young at Hand Crank Films. It follows the singles "Can You Feel It" (their first in over four years), "Power in the Blood" and "With Eyes to See."

Guitarist Scott LePage says "Let There Be Light" was one of the first ideas that set the style for the record and that they kept reworking it throughout writing. Tim Henson says the band kept working on the album up to a week before release, and that they got to work with choir members who sang on Ye's Sunday Service, a "bucket list item." The record blends metal, prog and house, with the sound built around the contrast between good and evil. Henson says some moments "legitimately scare" him. The album was made across Miami, Los Angeles and Dallas with co-producer RJ Pasin and guitarist Spiro Dussias.

TOURING
Europe/UK (w/ Perturbator & RJ Pasin): Nov 18 Zurich through Dec 16 London (O2 Academy Brixton), including Lyon, Barcelona, Madrid, Milan, Munich, Prague, Warsaw, Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris and more.
North America 2027 (w/ Ladrones & RJ Pasin, select dates with Intervals): Feb 5 Phoenix through Mar 20 Dallas, plus Aug 6 Houston (Daikin Park, with Slipknot and Bring Me The Horizon). Highlights include Hollywood Palladium (Feb 9), The Masonic in San Francisco (Feb 14), Aragon Ballroom in Chicago (Feb 25), Brooklyn Paramount (Mar 6) and MGM Music Hall at Fenway (Mar 7). Tickets at Polyphia.com.